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US Citizens Murdered In Mexico

At least nine US citizens, three women and six children, have been killed in an attack by suspected drug cartel gunmen in northern Mexico.

The security minister said the group could have been targeted accidentally as a result of mistaken identity.

Sinora state in northern Mexico is being fought over by two rival gangs, La Línea, which has links to the larger Juárez cartel, and «Los Chapos», which is part of the Sinaloa cartel. Family members who have spoken to the New York Times newspaper said two of the children killed were less than a year old.

In a tweet President Donald Trump described the victims as a group of «wonderful family and friends» who «got caught between two vicious drug cartels, who were shooting at each other». In a series of posts, he said that the US «stands ready» to offer support to combat the problem of cartel violence and «do the job quickly and effectively».

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Terror Threat In UK Downgraded

The UK’s terrorism threat level has been downgraded from «severe» to «substantial», the Home Office says.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said the UK is still at «a high level of threat» and an attack could «occur without further warning».

The terrorism threat is now at its lowest since August 2014. Substantial is the third of five ratings at which the threat level can stand. The separate terrorism threat level for Northern Ireland remains «severe».

Ms Patel said in a statement on Monday that terrorism remains a «direct and immediate» risk to the UK’s national security.

Assessments determining the country’s threat level are taken by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) — part of MI5 — which makes its recommendations independent from the government. «Government, police and intelligence agencies will continue to work tirelessly to address the threat posed by terrorism in all its forms,» Ms Patel said.

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Chief Coroner: Possible Terror Targets Must Be Reviewed

The government should review how public spaces are assessed as possible terrorism targets in the wake of the London Bridge attack, the chief coroner for England and Wales has said.

Eight people were killed in 2017 when three men drove into pedestrians on the bridge before stabbing others nearby. Judge Mark Lucraft said the system for triggering extra security measures was «too rigid». Families of the victims welcomed his «extensive» report.

The chief coroner’s report into preventing future deaths also called on the government to consider criminalising «possession of the most serious material glorifying or encouraging terrorism».

He said the current law meant it might be impossible for police or MI5 to act even when «the material is of the most offensive and shocking character». Judge Lucraft made 18 recommendations in total.

The attack began when Khuram Butt and two other men drove a rented van across London Bridge, striking pedestrians and killing the first two victims, Xavier Thomas and Christine Archibald.

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